Employee Benefit News May 18, 2022
Deanna Cuadra

While the idea of a “metaverse” may still seem like a figment of science fiction, the existence of an immersive virtual world may be closer than you think — and this goes for more than video games.

Companies like Facebook (now Meta Platforms), Apple and Google are already developing technology that could help create augmented and virtual reality. Later this year, Microsoft is launching metaverse software that will integrate with its video conferencing app, Teams, which is mainly used in the remote working world. The upgrade will allow different devices to share the same digital reality, with users on a platform that resembles a video call with three-dimensional avatars in a shared space.

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